To be clear on something Hunter's only mission from the emperor is to find who is prophesied to destroy the sith and find them and kill them. Also about the whole 'what in the world.' 'how on the hell.' i believe phrases like that do exist in star wars despite the fact that neither are really referenced. It's like how atheists and nonreligious folks say god damn it it's just a saying.
The trio of force users watched as the Ghost and several other ships came down from orbit, landing on the planet that was home to the now former Black Sun base. Hera marched out of the Ghost and glared at the trio. "Have nice trip?" she asked and the beaming smile on Ezra's face vanished to replaced one of nervousness.
"It was fine." Ezra stuttered out as she glared at him and Galen coughed a sound that sounded suspiciously like spineless.
"Have something you want to say?" Hera asked turning her glare on Galen.
"No." he said holding his hands up in a gesture of surrender.
"Good." she said plainly before turning back to Ezra but not before he shot Galen a smug look. "Now… WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!" she yelled making Ezra flinch.
"Um-well-you see-we were try to-"
"We attack the Black Sun base with info we got from her ship that Chopper copied." He said growling the word her in reference to Ketsu. "By taking it out we manage to use the minimal amount of resources possible to gain several dozen ships as well as much needed supplies such as medical equipment, food, parts, and most importantly credits." Hunter said emotionlessly.
Hera turned her glare on him and he didn't quail under the glare, no matter what Ezra said. "And you didn't think to wait for backup?"
"It wasn't needed." he gestured the mostly intact base around them. "The three of us did a minimal amount of damage to the base and succeeded in disabling a major slavers operation."
"He's right Hera." Kanan said coming back. "This place is amazing and it's out of the way, right now we could use it as a base with no the wiser. At least until we can find a more permanent base. Besides it seems they just got a large order for a shipment of slaves so if they had been any later it might have been too late for us to do anything."
Hera frowned but saw Kanan's point. "Alright but next time at least warn someone before you rush off." she told them know it was pointless to tell them to not do it.
"Yes ma'am." Ezra muttered as he walked back sullenly to the Ghost.
"Hey cheer up according to the doctors Sabine should be up in a few hours like nothing happened." Kanan told him causing Ezra smiled at that.
"That's great!" he exclaimed happily.
"You know they did actually do pretty well." Kanan said to Hera who shot him a look. "Oh don't give me that look you and I both know the ships and supplies we gained from this base will be vital to the rebellion."
Hera's glared turned into a frown. "I know." she sighed.
"What's the problem?" Kanan asked her and looked at Ezra who was telling Hunter about Sabine and Hunter released a small smile at the news.
"I keep seeing him as the mischievous nervous little kid crawling around the air ducts of the Ghost, before rushing in after the team to help out." she said as she remembered meeting the young padawan for the first time.
"Weren't you the one who told me he is a lot more capable than I gave him credit for."
"Maybe I should take my own advice huh?" she said with a wry smile.
"You were right." Kanan admitted with a chuckled. "He has grown up a lot in the last few months." he said proudly gazing at his Padawan.
Sabine sat up with a pounding head and an ache that spread throughout her entire body. It was dull, like waking up after a long day of training. But she wasn't training she was in the middle of a mission. But what had happened. The last thing she remembered was… KETSU! That coward attacked her from behind! What was she thinking turning her back on her! She knew that Ketsu had no honor.
"Sabine?" Came an hesitate yet excited voice. "Guys she's waking up!" Was that Ezra? It was how long had she been out for?
"About two or three days." Came another familiar voice Hunter's. She opened her eyes and slowly sat up. Flinching as the light shined into her eyes.
"Did I say that out aloud?" Sabine asked in raspy voice her throat dry.
"Yeah and here have some water." Ezra said holding out a glass of water which she took gratefully.
"Thanks." she muttered taking a deep gulp. "What happened?" she asked clearing her throat.
"You were poisoned." Ezra said gently not sure how she would take it.
"Ketsu!" she growled angrily. "When I get my hands on that traitor she is going to regret ever leaving mandalore."
"Too late." Galen said jerking a thumb at Hunter. "He already took care of her."
Sabine said nothing, she didn't know how to feel about. She saw the hard look in Hunter's eye and knew that he killed her. How was she supposed to feel about that, she had been betrayed by someone she trusted completely at one time and she fell for it again. She grabbed Hunter's hand. "Thank you." she said quietly. "Not for killing Ketsu but for letting me fight her, for letting me deal with what I needed too." she knew he would have had every right to deny her idea to challenge Ketsu and instead merely take her out himself. Her plan was risky and involved unnecessary complications, but he still let her fight Ketsu knowing she needed to deal with that.
Hunter gave a small but sincere smile and nodded. "I have to go Hera is making me and Galen help out with sorting of the major Black Sun base we raided as punishment." Hunter said before he and Galen left the room the door sliding shut behind him.
Sabine blinked. "Black Sun base? What did I miss while I was out?" She had been out for three days how could the rebellion have organized and successfully taken a Black Sun base. A lot of those bases were better fortified then some imperial bases. Mostly because they were not limited by laws or at least they didn't have to waste time passing laws to make formerly illegal things now legal and worry about coming up with an explanation for why it was now legal.
"Me, Hunter and Galen took a Black Sun base."
Her eyebrow rose in curiosity. "On your own?"
Ezra nodded. "Yeah it was pretty easy none of them saw it coming." he smirked remembering the look of surprise on the face of the Black Sun members as their base was suddenly attacked. He had felt guilt for killing so many of them right until he found the slaves quarters if it could even be called that. It was a small room packed to the brim with slaves either men in chains covered in bruises or barely covered women with torn clothing, who shivered in fear as soon as the door opened, and hid. Any regrets he had were destroyed upon seeing that he quickly broke all the chains, slicing most of them off with his lightsaber before handing several slaves the keys and telling them to free the others while he fought off any Black Sun members nearby that were trying to recapture the slaves.
Now he didn't regret what he did he knew a Jedi was supposed to feel remorse for every life they took but he didn't want to feel remorse these slavers were terrible, rapist and murders, he didn't enjoy killing them but he certainly didn't regret it.
"So when did you and Hunter get together?" he asked shaking himself out of his thoughts.
"What! How did you?" they weren't exactly keeping it a secret but they didn't tell anyone.
"Galen pointed it out to me and I realized he was right after seeing you and Hunter talk." he admitted, he hadn't seen it deliberate blindness he supposed not wanting to admit his chance to be with Sabine was no longer there.
"Sorry about that, Hunter did want to tell you but, I didn't."
Sabine I get it you're not some prize to won at a game. You chose Hunter and I honestly doubt I was even in the running. I am a little angry that you didn't trust me enough to tell me bu-" suddenly Ezra stopped talking and got a far away look in his eyes.
Ezra quickly picked up his comlink. "Kanan did you sense that?" he asked quickly sounding a bit shaken after a moment Kanan responded sounding similar.
"Yeah I think everyone did get up here now we are having a meeting."
"On my way." he nodded before turning to Sabine. "Sorry gotta go something just came up." he said rushing out of the room and Sabine was left feeling confused, what in the world had just happened. One second they were talking and Ezra had revealed he knew about her relationship with Hunter and was feeling a bit angry. The next he suddenly didn't care and was focused on something else entirely. She swore sometimes being friends with a Jedi was like only hearing one half of a conversation.
Ezra entered the meeting room normally reserved for the leaders of the rebellion to discuss plans but this time it was filled with force sensitives and not just Jedi, Hunter and Galen were here as well. "You guys felt that too?" he asked seeing them and boy was it surprising to see the Jedi letting these two into one of their meetings. They must be very confused to allow them in.
"Please I don't think there was a trained force sensitive in the galaxy who didn't feel that."
"It felt almost familiar," Rahm Kota said frowning in thought. He was already on his way back before whatever the hell rippled across the galaxy but he had rushed back here as soon as he felt it. "Like something I felt a lifetime ago it was jedi that's for certain but who?" that powerful of light side aura would have very memorable.
"Maybe it was master Yoda." Ezra suggested but Kanan shook his head.
"No I remember what he felt like whoever this was definite didn't spend a lot of time in the temple. Otherwise we would remember them easily."
"Maybe it is someone who grew in power wasn't this powerful to begin with but grew as time went on?" another Jedi suggested.
"But why come out now why not sooner?"
"Could it be the Dark Woman?"
"That would make sense." no one knew what happened to her and given her supposed ability to walk through walls it would be nearly impossible to catch her.
"Who ever it is they are coming here." Rahm Kota said making the generals who had been quiet till now speak up. They knew very little about the Force and while many of them had been forced to acknowledge it existed they still didn't understand how it worked. They had been worried with whatever had all the force users gossiping like school children, fearing some new threat but now they were stepping in.
"No, I am sorry but you can't just bring an unknown to our base." Hera said she didn't like it but protocol had to be followed even if normally when it came to Jedi those rules had been laxed. Just letting a random person know where they were base was too risky, regardless of what the Jedi thought and the other generals were quick to agree.
"we trust the Jedi but we can not just allow someone who could very well be spy onto the base." general Sato said, he had a great deal of respect for the Jedi but the rebellion had not survived by being lax in their security protocol.
"I think you misheard us." Kanan said shaking his head. "We aren't bringing them here, they are already on their way."
Done so next time we get to who it is and how the jedi will react also Ezra's reaction to the two of them getting together he has shown many times he is surprisingly mature, is he made of course, but that is about them not telling him. He feels hurt that they didn't trust him enough to tell him and the mysterious person is a jedi that is all i am saying.